17x10.5" or 18x10" deep-dish bullitt pics on '96-'98?

I can't decide between the 17" or 18" version of these rims for my '98 Atlantic Blue GT. I don't have PhotoShop, so I am hoping that you guys have some pics of your '96-'98 rides with deep-dish bullitts (especially if your stang is blue!). If so, please list your rim sizes front/back & tire size combinations. Here are the 3 rims that I am considering:

18"x10": http://oewheels.net/oe-3448-a-10-5-new.jpg

17"x10.5," more pronounced ridge on spokes: http://oewheels.net/oe-3448-17-a-r-1-x.jpg

18"x10": http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/59/58502/s34bc_c.jpg

How do you think these would look on a dark blue '96-'98, lowered about 1" with the '01 Bullitt suspension package? Thanks in advance!

SaleenGT2001 said:

tires for 17"rims are less than half the price of 18's. just remember that if you like to spin the tires a lot.

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Ha, ha...my car is too slow to spin the tires a lot! Thanks, guys, for the pointers on tire pricing and rim weight.

BlackGT4.6, I have 4 quick questions for you. First, do the 17x9's up front stick out enough to throw stuff (i.e., rocks, road grime, etc.) down the side of the car more than stock 17x8's? Not really wanting that extra 1" to kick up a rock and knock a ding in my 9yr. old paint! Second, does the W-I-D-E rubber in the rear cause noticeably more understeer? I like the curvies, and don't do any straight-line racing; therefore, I don't want the car to understeer much more than it already does! Third, (also related to the 10.5's out back) do you have significantly less traction on wet roads? Obviously, there is more surface area to contend with, but is it dangerously slippery at highway speeds? I don't winter the car, but do sometimes get caught in the rain with the car. Finally, is you car lowered & if so, how much? Thanks, again!

If anyone has links to more pics of dark colored '96-'98's with anthracite, argent, chrome, or polished deep dish bullitts, I would love to see them for comparison.